University of Hawai'i at Manoa Athletics

2004 (Junior): Started all 31 matches, 30 in the middle and one at right-side hitter…garnered second team AVCA All-America honors…also named first team all-WAC and first team all-West Region…averaged 3.39 kills per game, 1.63 blocks per game and 0.32 aces per game while hitting .411, the second-best single-season hitting percentage in school history…named WAC Tournament MVP after hitting .653 with 4.45 kpg and 1.73 bpg in the tournament…broke the WAC Tournament single-match record for hitting with 13 kills, no errors, in 15 attempts (.867) vs. Southern Methodist (11/19)…earned WAC Player of the Week honors (11/1) for 35-kill, 15-block week on the road at San Jose St. (10/27) and Boise St. (10/29)…broke or tied the school rally-scoring records for blocks in three- (10 vs. Fresno St., 11/5), four- (9 vs. Pepperdine, 9/25 and at Utah, 11/24) and five-game matches (13 at Nevada, 10/2)…earned HAL Classic and Mauna Loa Challenge all-tournament honors.

Prep: A 2001 graduate of Kamiakin High School in Kennewick, Wash…played three years of varsity volleyball…was a three-time all-league and two-time all-area performer…also team MVP twice…led team to a conference title during her senior year… named the Big Nine conference Player of the Year during her junior year.

Personal: Born in Richland, Wash…has two brothers, Michael and Jason Taylor, and a sister, Tabitha Prince…lists her mother as the most influential person in her life and her biggest fan…favorite artist is Jay-Z…enjoys boating.